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Line 2 - On 27 April 1788, the same date as this ledger entry, GW wrote John Hopkins, the commissioner of Continental loans for Virginia, enclosing his (GW's) tax bill for his Kanawha and Ohio lands in Greenbrier County, Va. (now W.Va.), as well as eight warrants with which he intended to pay the "specie Tax for the years 1785 & 6", half of which had been issued for items supplied to the Fairfax County militia in 1774. In his letter, GW also inquired into the reasons for his tax obligations to Greenbrier County for tracts lying outside that county. See GW to John Hopkins, 27 April 1788, and the notes to that document [Rotunda | Founders Online | Print (Confederation Series, Volume 6, pages 231-33)]. Hopkins sent GW follow-up correspondence regarding those warrants as well as GW's tax inquiries. See Hopkins to GW, 14 May 1788 [Rotunda | Founders Online | Print (Confederation Series, Volume 6, pages 270-71)]; and Hopkins to GW, 20 June 1788 [Rotunda | Founders Online | Print (Confederation Series, Volume 6, pages 342-43)].

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Mr John Hopkins Dr

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1788

April--

27

To 8 Auditors & Commissioners Warrants sent you in a letter, (& particularly described by a list enclosed in the copy of sd letter) to pay the specie part of the taxes on my Lands in the County of Green Briar for the years 1785 & 1786 Amtg to

107.13.2

3

To 305 53/90 Dollars sent you in the same letter in Indents to pay the Certificate part of the above taxes for the same years

91.12.8

4

[Total]

199

5

10

5

To a Certificate sent you by Mr Charles Lee for a Negro executed in 1781

69

0

0

6

June

30

To 4453 lb. Tobacco pd you by Doctor Stuart on my Acct for which I am to allow him 18/ per Cwt but which was pd by you to the Sheriff of Green Briar County on acct of my Taxes @ 28/ per Cwt

62

10

0

7

[Total]

330

15

10

8

To Balance due in Certificates

0

4

0

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Account Name

Entry

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Contra Cr

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1788

June

16

By the amount of my Certificate & Specie Tax pd by you on my Acct to the Sheriff of Green Briar County for the years 1785, 1786 & 1787 as per his rects